Senior RF Engineer

MDA; East Hagbourne, Stevenage, Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Life insurance

Disability income protection

Employee assistance program

Job summary

MDA Space in the UK is seeking a Senior RF Engineer to help design and test satellite telecommunications payloads for diverse orbits, performing RF system design, simulations and link-budget analyses.

The role requires extensive experience in high-reliability space environments, circuit and PCB design, and EMI/EMC analysis. You will collaborate with in-house and external PCB teams and contribute to robust manufacturing packages.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of RF engineering experience in Space or High Reliability sectors.
• Knowledge of LEO/GEO communications payloads.
• Experience in circuit and PCB design and RF simulation tools.
• Specialist knowledge in high reliability design, spacecraft link budgets, signal integrity, radiation effects and EMI/EMC standards.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team developing satellite telecommunications payloads for various orbits.
• RF system and circuit level design, simulation and testing.
• Support link budget analysis.
• Detailed circuit design including schematic capture, component selection, analysis and EM simulation.
• Engineering analysis and documentation (Derating, Worst Case, Reliability, Radiation, EMI/EMC, FMECA, Power Budget).
• Direct in-house and 3rd party PCB layout design teams.
• Deliver prototype and product-quality manufacturing packages.

Skills

RF engineering

LEO/GEO payloads

Circuit design

PCB design

RF simulation tools

Tools

RF simulation tools

Job description

Harwell - Didcot
Didcot, OXF OX110GD, GBR

Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space (TSX:MDA) is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. A robotics, satellite systems and Geointelligence pioneer with a 55-year+ story of world firsts and more than 450 missions, MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. The MDA Space team of more than 3,000 space experts in Canada, the US and the UK has the knowledge and know-how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission – bringing to bear a one-of-a-kind mix of experience, engineering excellence and wide-eyed wonder that’s been in our DNA since day one.

Are you ready to launch the next stage of your career in the new space economy? We would love to hear from you!

We’re on the hunt for aSenior RF Engineer.

MDA’s international footprint in the UK creates opportunities to work with some of the most exciting space industrial players in the country. Delivering all three business area capabilities in Geointelligence, Robotics & Space Operations, and Satellite Systems, our UK team provides support to our European-based customers while specializing in the development of advanced space sensors for exploration missions as well as space-based communication technology. As our presence grows overseas, so does our need for new ambitious team players to help us advance our place in the Universe and beyond.

Responsibilities:

• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team of engineers developing satellite telecommunication payloads for a variety of orbits
• RF system and circuit level design, simulation and testing
• Supporting link budget analysis
• Detailed circuit design including schematic capture, component selection, circuit analysis and EM simulation
• Engineering analysis and documentation (Derating, Worst Case, Reliability, Radiation, EMI/EMC Analysis, FMECA, Power Budget)
• Directing in-house and 3 rd party PCB layout design teams
• Delivering prototype and product quality manufacturing packages

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in a RF engineering role, in the Space or an equivalent High Reliability sector
• Knowledge of LEO/GEO communications payloads
• Experience of circuit and PCB design and RF simulation tools
• Specialist knowledge in any of the following areas would be advantageous:
  • High reliability design and analysis (Space, Military, Automotive, etc)
  • Spacecraft link budgets
  • Signal integrity analysis
  • Electronic circuitry radiation effects and mitigation techniques
  • Knowledge of environmental, thermal, safety and EMI/EMC standards

We’re a dream team of purpose-driven, collaborative and passionate people, and we are constantly looking for others to join #TeamMDA to ignite new and innovative approaches to problem-solving that push us forward to improve life on and above Earth. If you’re excited to expand our place in space and driven to inspire the next generation, we’ll take you there.

We have entered a new era of exploration and development, and MDA welcomes all who yearn to suit up and be part of it. An equal opportunity employer prizing diversity, integrity and collaboration, we are committed to growing MDA’s leadership in this next golden age.

Comments/Special Considerations:

We are required to conduct a BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) screening in which we will check your:

• Right to work: To confirm that you are entitled to take up the position as well as check your nationality and immigration status
• Identity: Full ID check
• Criminal records: Basic Disclosure
• Employment history check: Confirmation of past three years of employment (minimum) history/activity
• Reference checks

Benefits statement:

MDA Space provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of MDA, you and your qualified dependents are eligible to participate in a benefit plan that ensures a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care including; private healthcare, disability income protection, life insurance, pension plan; and an employee assistance program. We also have a Hybrid work model in place, for a better work/life balance.

Equal opportunity statement:

MDA Space is an equal opportunity employer prizing diversity and inclusion. We are committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity. If you require assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please feel free to notify us.

Accommodations

MDA Ltd. is proud to provide accommodation(s) during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodations, please indicate this on your application/cover letter and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.